Rail-anchor.



AfL. STANFORD.

HAH. ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED 06119. 1914.

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a-rzivended clem* end of the body portion, said body portion tapering toward the opposite end and terminating in an angiilai'ly disposed integral threaded portion, and a member arranged to travel upon said threaded portion and constituting the movable gripping jaw, substantially as described.

l. In a rail anchor the combination of a body portion having a fiXed gripping jaw at one end, a threaded portion at its opposite end extending obliqiiely with respect to the remainder of the body, a movable gripping jan movable. up and down'upon sai oblique portion,

ing a flat face arranged to engage the upper edge of the rail base. substantially as described.

5.' ln a rail anchor the combination of a body portion having an integral fixed gripping jaw at one end, said jaw being cut away at the center thereof whereby such out away portion lies out of engagement with the rail base and engagement had between the jaw and rail base onlyY at the extremities of th:` jan', a movable gripping jaw at the opposite, end of the rail base, and said movable jaw being movable relative to the fixed said movable jaw einbodyv frulai'ly jaw t0 vary stantially as 6. 1n a rail anchor body portion having a fixed gripping )aw at one end, said jaw beingcut away at the center thereof whereby such out away portion lies out of engagement with the rai base and engagement had between the jaw and the rail hase only at the extremities o the jaw, and a movable gripping jaw at the opposite end of the rail base.

7. In a rail anchor, the combination of a body portion, an integral fixed gripping jaw at' .one end of the body portion, a, threaded stem at the opposite end of the body portion extending beyond the rail base, a movable gripping ]at v,

described.

M the acting face of the movable gripping gaw being ann disposed with respect to the upper edge of the rail base, and said acting face engaging the edge of said base, and eXtending obliqiiely theieacross, substantially as described.

ARTHUR L. STANFORD.

Titnesses z WM. P. BOND, Tiioniis A. BANNiNG, Jr.

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